“Your road to enlightenment will be your own mixtape. Just like a good DJ, listen and read to all the things out there, and pick the elements that work for you. That’s your unique path to the mountain top.”

“Many of these things often have a deep sense of discomfort, because that’s often what it takes to shock you out of your default mode, and knock you out of your identity, so that you are then able to look outside, in on yourself”

What is ego death?

A phrase to describe what it’s like when you start to realize that even your own identity, who you think of as yourself, is just a construct/story/a narrative, that’s no more real than any other tale

“Tim Chang is not a real person. He’s almost like a character in a play that I’ve been writing for years, and that other people have helped me write.”

Each of us has a story of who we are, that we feel we have to live up to every day

This story, comes with all of this obligation, and these weights, and to keep cognitive consistency, we spend all of this effort every day trying to uphold it

For example – Kevin feels that if he doesn’t put out a podcast for a while, he’ll become less relevant

The way you perceive the world, shapes your reality

All of us, have a different set of “glasses” if you will, that we see the world with

Over time, as you wear those glasses long enough, you believe that’s what reality really is

The Best “Biohacks”

Get proper sleep

Eat clean

Fast

Move frequently and lift things

Meditate

Have healthy relationships

Meditation

“Meditation provides me with a way for my brain to finally be at ease, and just not be churning on stories” – Kevin

“I used to think meditation was something you had to work at, but it’s actually just a surrender practice, and it’s infinite how much you can ‘let go’. You can keep letting go, and letting go…and that’s where the magic arises.” – Tim

“Your road to enlightenment will be your own mixtape. Just like a good DJ, listen and read to all the things out there, and pick the elements that fit you. That’s your unique path to the mountain top.”